South China Sea NewsWire
The monthly roundup of what matters
Special Report
This special report details the results of the first iteration of The Manila Dialogue on the South China Sea, held on November 6-8, 2024. The conference is designed to bring together influential policy experts, thought leaders, and academics from Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific to debate issues, pitch innovative ideas, and offer recommendations to ensure that the rule of law prevails in resolving disputes. South China Sea NewsWire Advisory Board member Ray Powell was a featured delegate at the 2024 conference.
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The South China Sea: Oil and Gas and an Increasingly Assertive China | Metis Insights
Dryad Global’s latest Metis Insights analysis, The South China Sea: Oil and Gas and an Increasingly Assertive China uncovers how China’s militarisation and harassment of vessels are impacting oil, gas, and offshore operations—putting Southeast Asia’s maritime sector at risk.
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Cratering Effects: Chinese Missile Threats to US Air Bases in the Indo-Pacific | The Stimson Center
The Stimson Center’s report finds China’s missiles could disable U.S. Pacific airbases, enabling China to conduct rapid fait accompli. It highlights a need for a credible “inside air force” with mobile, cost-effective, runway-independent platforms to support allies.
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Understanding and Countering China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations | RAND
RAND scrutinizes China’s gray zone operations in the South China Sea and its effectiveness in allowing China to exert control over the region while avoiding a conventional military response from the United States. The RAND report further considers Chinese perspectives in why and how to carry out this campaign and steps that the United States should take to develop effective countermeasures.
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The House Committee on Homeland Security and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have released a report analyzing the influence of Chinese companies and operations in the U.S. maritime industry and ports throughout the United States. The report also provides an analysis of other ship to shore crane makers and offers suggestions for the United States to mitigate these strategic risks.
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